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they'll go nuts when bill clinton gets up there, but bill clinton is not going to do anything to jeopardize president obama and will do everything to help this guy, i think, in my opinion. >> jimmy williams, i will see you here around charlotte this week. >>> coming up, forget the polls, the number dems should really look out for this week. ♪ ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] zyrtec®. love the air. join zyrtec® rewards. save up to $7 on zyrtec® products. stop! stop! stop! come back here! humans -- we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back with great ideas like our optional better car replacement. if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model
they'll go nuts when bill clinton gets up there, but bill clinton is not going to do anything to jeopardize president obama and will do everything to help this guy, i think, in my opinion. >> jimmy williams, i will see you here around charlotte this week. >>> coming up, forget the polls, the number dems should really look out for this week. ♪ ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy...
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bill clinton led that. you know in his heart and in his mind he has major disagreements with the way this president has responded to what happened in 1994. i'm confident he will suppress that and did his best to deliver ringing endorsement to make convincing case against mitt romney. i'm eager to hear him because you can never be sure. it will be fascinating to watch. >> bret: chris? >> two things. first they have had trouble with this, as we saw on the sunday show, they have to answer the question that mitt romney raised. are you better off than you are four years ago? they are struggling with that. hard question to answer. a lot of those statistics on unemployment and debt, growth, variety of other things aren't good. the second thing i think is not the comparison to mitt romney, the comparison to obama in 2008. that was a magic convention, today i reread obama speech in 2008. when he accepted it in the big football stadium and greek columns. it was hope and change and new fresh face on the political scen
bill clinton led that. you know in his heart and in his mind he has major disagreements with the way this president has responded to what happened in 1994. i'm confident he will suppress that and did his best to deliver ringing endorsement to make convincing case against mitt romney. i'm eager to hear him because you can never be sure. it will be fascinating to watch. >> bret: chris? >> two things. first they have had trouble with this, as we saw on the sunday show, they have to...
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, but bill clinton threatened to boycott the convention unless he was given a role. [laughter] do you believe that? >> no, i really don't. i think that david axlerod and the team around obama made plenty of mistakes, but i think they recognize when bill clinton has a 65% approval and barack obama i think in gallup had about a 43% approval, that gap of 22 points, which is about as huge as you can get in american politics, particularly among swing voters, means that bill clinton of necessity has to be there especially in a circumstance where the question is are you better off than you were four years ago? because bottom line, the republicans are making the case that we're worse off, and bill clinton is about the only person, indeed, singularly qualified to make the case that we are moving in the right direction. megyn: but is there risk to him, pat? he is still popular, bill clinton, and the polls show even more popular than barack obama is now. is there risk to him in putting out, arguably, the party's most beloved democrat at this thing and then maybe paling in compa
, but bill clinton threatened to boycott the convention unless he was given a role. [laughter] do you believe that? >> no, i really don't. i think that david axlerod and the team around obama made plenty of mistakes, but i think they recognize when bill clinton has a 65% approval and barack obama i think in gallup had about a 43% approval, that gap of 22 points, which is about as huge as you can get in american politics, particularly among swing voters, means that bill clinton of...
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it's not bill clinton. remember what you missed. that is the guy you've got, jimmy carter who is also speaking by video. >> neil: by video. what do you make of the mood among conventioneers. you tell a lot how passionate they are. is the president unopposed or ready for domination but a lot o them not as jazzed as they were -- a lot of them not as jazzed as they were. >> they were aware of that. part of the challenge is send them off motivated but he will never recapture what he had. >> neil: can he capture 74,000 fannys? >> they have to. the democrats have to. they have to fill that. if they don't fit every single seat. essentially fill every seat, all we will talk about is the lack of enthusiasm. >> neil: what do they do? >> there is a possibility they move back here, which is a real problem because you have to throw out 60,000 people planning to show up. the sword they will make a final decision thursday, go or no go. wednesday night they'll say full head and there is no rain location that goes rain or shine once they decide to g
it's not bill clinton. remember what you missed. that is the guy you've got, jimmy carter who is also speaking by video. >> neil: by video. what do you make of the mood among conventioneers. you tell a lot how passionate they are. is the president unopposed or ready for domination but a lot o them not as jazzed as they were -- a lot of them not as jazzed as they were. >> they were aware of that. part of the challenge is send them off motivated but he will never recapture what he...
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and i have been told by people inside of the clinton camp, that bill clinton is furously writing his speech for the convention in long hand and getting phone calls from the obama people what is in your speech. what is in your speech? he is furious because he will not tell them. even president obama has no idea what bill clinton will say when he stands. >> he will be the clint eastwood in the democratic national convention. we'll not know. maybe he will be the nancy pelosi. we'll not know what is in the speech until we hear the speech. that way, too. and people question, where do you get this stuff? where do you get the stuff? >> i wrote a book about hillary several years ago and developed a number of sources, close to the hillary group. the inner circle and i have continued as a reporter to keep my contacts with these sources. and so, they and i talk off of the record virtually every day. and i get the information about what bill is up to. and you know, why is hillary going to be in the convention? hillary will be in russia. you can't get further away from the convention than that. >
and i have been told by people inside of the clinton camp, that bill clinton is furously writing his speech for the convention in long hand and getting phone calls from the obama people what is in your speech. what is in your speech? he is furious because he will not tell them. even president obama has no idea what bill clinton will say when he stands. >> he will be the clint eastwood in the democratic national convention. we'll not know. maybe he will be the nancy pelosi. we'll not know...
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one thing i would not underestimate is bill clinton's speech. it is the most anticipated speech more than even obama's or romney's was according could pugh. i wouldn't underestimate the good house keeping seal of approval from bill clinton and the effect it has on voters. >> good house keeping. [ laughter ] >> that is so remarkable. because you you look at these two presidents who took the early trajectory of whose administrations were quite similar. big ambitious healthcare programs and in clinton's case never passed and big washout in the mid term election and bill clinton made the opposite decision of how to react to that from the one barack obama made. made a big turn to the center and worked with the republican ares and made concessions like mad. all the things that barack obama had the opportunity to do and refused to do and clinton by this time when was up for reelection. the economy was moving and wasn't moving as much as it would soon come to but it was really pretty strong and he won reelection overwhelmingly. nothing like the kind of
one thing i would not underestimate is bill clinton's speech. it is the most anticipated speech more than even obama's or romney's was according could pugh. i wouldn't underestimate the good house keeping seal of approval from bill clinton and the effect it has on voters. >> good house keeping. [ laughter ] >> that is so remarkable. because you you look at these two presidents who took the early trajectory of whose administrations were quite similar. big ambitious healthcare...
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is bill clinton the democrats' secret weapon? could his presence highlight problems we're having with the economy right now? >> i think bill clinton is a wonderful speaker for liberal ideology in a democratic party. i think he's nothing but a plus for them taking the stage. do i think he'll remind people of a time when they had a democratic president and the economy was better? i don't know. what's going to be more impactful than that is the fact that during this week while the democratic national convention is taking place, the united states' total debt is going to eclipse $16 trillion. that speaks louder than any kind of reminiscing to when bill clinton was president. >> cnn contributors will cain and lz granderson. many thanks to you. and you can take part in the dnc and cnn's election round table. this tuesday join wolf blitzer and our political team for a live virtual chat. go to cnn.com/roundtable and submit your questions. we will give you the answers in realtime. the cnn election round table is at 12:00 noon eastern on tu
is bill clinton the democrats' secret weapon? could his presence highlight problems we're having with the economy right now? >> i think bill clinton is a wonderful speaker for liberal ideology in a democratic party. i think he's nothing but a plus for them taking the stage. do i think he'll remind people of a time when they had a democratic president and the economy was better? i don't know. what's going to be more impactful than that is the fact that during this week while the democratic...
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bill clinton is on the air. republicans shouldn't underestimate the power of bill clinton. he doesn't have to do it with words. he doesn't have to say i love barack obama. he's great. he's terrific. just his presence is a huge gift for barack obama. >> she can't be here as a sitting secretary of state or a sitting secretary of defense or a sitting secretary of treasury, she can't be seen as overtly involved. she's in indonesia. >> probably glad to be there. >> some democrats are a little bit concerned. even as the so popular bill clinton could go off message and could say something to hurt the president, and do you think that's possible? >> you know, look, i live in a world, understand that anything is possible. i will be betting very heavily that he doesn't. and i'll be giving very good odds. i don't think he's going to do that at all. no reason to think that. i think he's excited about the speech. i think he's working hard on it. >> i would be very surprised if he did. i think he's going to stick to taxes. but there's a difference between barack obama and bill clinton. bi
bill clinton is on the air. republicans shouldn't underestimate the power of bill clinton. he doesn't have to do it with words. he doesn't have to say i love barack obama. he's great. he's terrific. just his presence is a huge gift for barack obama. >> she can't be here as a sitting secretary of state or a sitting secretary of defense or a sitting secretary of treasury, she can't be seen as overtly involved. she's in indonesia. >> probably glad to be there. >> some democrats...
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one thing i would not underestimate is bill clinton's speech. it is the most anticipated speech more than obama's or romney's was. i wouldn't underestimate that good house keeping seal of approval from bill clinton and the effect it has son so many voters. >> good house keeping. >> that is so remarkable because you look at these two presidents the early trajectory were similar big help am biambition d big healthcare. with clinton it never passed. washout in the mid term election. clinton took the opposite decision from the one that obama made. bill clinton made a big turn to the center worked with the republicans made concessions like mad on budgetary and tax matters all of the things that barack obama had the opportunity to do but refused to do. clinton when he was up for reelection the economy was moving wasn't moving as much as it would soon come to but it was strong. he won reelection overwhelmingly. nothing like the kind of trouble this president is in for reelection. my sense about this is i trust that people will notice that these preside
one thing i would not underestimate is bill clinton's speech. it is the most anticipated speech more than obama's or romney's was. i wouldn't underestimate that good house keeping seal of approval from bill clinton and the effect it has son so many voters. >> good house keeping. >> that is so remarkable because you look at these two presidents the early trajectory were similar big help am biambition d big healthcare. with clinton it never passed. washout in the mid term election....
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so that's why bill clinton is here. an you're absolutely right. ryan was terrific. it underscores one strain relationship between bill clinton and barack obama, but it's clearly gotten better. >> wolf, thank you. we'll see you in a couple minutes from charlotte. you see obviously political folks but you also have actors and actresses and musicians. it's the dude. it's jeff bridges. take a listen. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> jeff bridges in charlotte. want to talk, though, about the gulf region. wee can really now only watch and wait. people living in tamiami parish are preparing for more flooding. in just that few hours president obama will get a first-hand look at the cleanup the there. he'll tour areas where isaac's storm surge pushed waters over the lakes. cnn i-reporter says floodwaters aren't the only issue facing people living in louisiana. >> alligators. problem here. this is the fourth one they've caught on our block today. that's what it's like after the storm. >> so alligators. floodwaters. the pearl river. >> mosquitos. >> skeeters. when is it expected to crest? >> th
so that's why bill clinton is here. an you're absolutely right. ryan was terrific. it underscores one strain relationship between bill clinton and barack obama, but it's clearly gotten better. >> wolf, thank you. we'll see you in a couple minutes from charlotte. you see obviously political folks but you also have actors and actresses and musicians. it's the dude. it's jeff bridges. take a listen. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> jeff bridges in charlotte. want to talk, though, about the gulf region....
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, as in bill clinton. what is the level of concern here that perhaps he might overshadow the president? >> well, you know this, because you have covered both of them for years, president obama and president clinton, i think that it's fascinating to me that the obama campaign has turned to bill clinton after it was so, so tense and raw between the clinton and obama camps because of obviously his wife and in february very, very tough with you covering bill clinton over and over again and listening to the things that he said. he was accused of being racist which is unheard of for the first black president. look, the whole issue is the economy and the barack obama campaign feels that the last best example of the democrat who did very well with the economy was bill clinton, and it is true, so they want to take people back to the time when a democratic president did bring the economy back. >> dana, good to see you as always, and we go directly to the president out of toledo, ohio. >> teachers and factory workers
, as in bill clinton. what is the level of concern here that perhaps he might overshadow the president? >> well, you know this, because you have covered both of them for years, president obama and president clinton, i think that it's fascinating to me that the obama campaign has turned to bill clinton after it was so, so tense and raw between the clinton and obama camps because of obviously his wife and in february very, very tough with you covering bill clinton over and over again and...
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. >> and author ed klein says that bill clinton could steal barack obama's thunder at the democratic national convention. >> ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. [applaus [applause]. >> mike: hello everybody, thank you. thank you very much, great crowd here today in new york. and welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. having just returned from the republican national convention in tampa i've got some thoughts, for one thing, that magic moment with clint eastwood, pretty spectacular, really. we've been trying to get president obama on this show for years, he's turned us down every time. now i know it's really easy, and we just bring the chair out. so (applause) >> maybe if i have the chair, he will magically appear. just like harry reid's imagery friends tend to appear from time to time. [applause] >> we really didn't miss losing that first night at the convention canceled because of the possibility of bad weather. oh, it was a tough, but appropriate call given the weather forecast. and by the way, the three big networks were only going to cover one h
. >> and author ed klein says that bill clinton could steal barack obama's thunder at the democratic national convention. >> ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. [applaus [applause]. >> mike: hello everybody, thank you. thank you very much, great crowd here today in new york. and welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. having just returned from the republican national convention in tampa i've got some thoughts, for one thing, that magic moment...
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bill clinton. there was a long shot campaign, obama probably wasn't going to win. >> they both need each other now? >> fast forward, obama becomes a senator running for president. i picked some scabs off the ugly history of the 2008 campaign. the heart of that campaign was this very ugly fight between the clintons and the obamas. and that's the -- >> and president obama had -- before he was president had to run as the anti-clinton, right? >> exactly, the messaging of 2008, people don't remember this, the messaging of 2008 was, basically bush -- you hate the bush years because of the toxic partisanship in washington and you'll get the same thing with hillary clinton. the obama campaign ran a character attack on hillary clinton. there were real, real hard feelings that the two camps had to get over. >> there was a quote you talk about where president clinton said, a couple of years ago he would be carrying our bags and some people sayhat's a comment about the age of president obama and lack of experi
bill clinton. there was a long shot campaign, obama probably wasn't going to win. >> they both need each other now? >> fast forward, obama becomes a senator running for president. i picked some scabs off the ugly history of the 2008 campaign. the heart of that campaign was this very ugly fight between the clintons and the obamas. and that's the -- >> and president obama had -- before he was president had to run as the anti-clinton, right? >> exactly, the messaging of...
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any risks that bill clinton could upstage the president? >> you know, when i saw that question, i just sort of laughed, because in order to be afraid of that, the person who follows bill clinton would have to be insecure, and president obama is not insecure. in fact, i think it says a lot about him as well as democrats for the fact that they're not even going to bring out president clinton, but also president carter. i think you noticed that w. was absent during the rnc, and i think it's because they're embarrassed by them. democrats are proud of what they've done while in office and most importantly, after office, giving more insight into the characters of the men. so, no, i don't believe clinton will upstage him. i think it illustrates how they're trying to help the country. >> in all fairness, what i've seen after many years in this business, after a president loses, like jimmy carter, he didn't come to the convention, either, and eventually they become elder statesmen and everybody loves them. so we've seen this before. will, do you thi
any risks that bill clinton could upstage the president? >> you know, when i saw that question, i just sort of laughed, because in order to be afraid of that, the person who follows bill clinton would have to be insecure, and president obama is not insecure. in fact, i think it says a lot about him as well as democrats for the fact that they're not even going to bring out president clinton, but also president carter. i think you noticed that w. was absent during the rnc, and i think it's...
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>> are risks when bill clinton is involved. he is a major articulator of the economic theory, but he may also remind voters that the economy was much stronger when bill client clinton was president, and that he actually cut deals with republicans on spending, tax rate reduction. president obama has not done those things and has fought more aggressively with the republican congress. even so i'm confident that the obama campaign believes that bill clinton will be a positive. they believe net-net, bill clinton will be a strong positive for them. >> major, despite the struggles over are you better off question, when you talk about the confidence of the obama campaign. you say every campaign believes it can win. but you say the obama campaign is so confident. why do you believe so? >> because they believe the country likes this president and trusts this president and that those are the two commodities that will move voters, that likability and trust are key factors for the president. they believe the country has been traumatized by
>> are risks when bill clinton is involved. he is a major articulator of the economic theory, but he may also remind voters that the economy was much stronger when bill client clinton was president, and that he actually cut deals with republicans on spending, tax rate reduction. president obama has not done those things and has fought more aggressively with the republican congress. even so i'm confident that the obama campaign believes that bill clinton will be a positive. they believe...
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barack obama is not bill clinton. at the early part of his term he tried to do things that differentiated himself from the clinton legacy, and now bill clinton will try to say that this is the guy that we should take for the next four years despite the fact that everybody in their mind looks back to that primary when he was saying the exact opposite things. martha: when you look what bill clinton did at the beginning of the second term, welfare reform, a real turn toward the middle to get reelected and hug that middle group, when you look at obama's path he had an opportunity to strike a barring on with john boehner and opted not to. >> reporter: i think it will come down to two bowls, simpson-bowles. that was the deficit commission that obviously president commissioned and essentially gave th the stiff arm to. in 2009. it really was a moment. paul ryan voted against that, but still there was no solution really put forward by the white house on dealing with the big entitlement reform, tax reform to push it through con
barack obama is not bill clinton. at the early part of his term he tried to do things that differentiated himself from the clinton legacy, and now bill clinton will try to say that this is the guy that we should take for the next four years despite the fact that everybody in their mind looks back to that primary when he was saying the exact opposite things. martha: when you look what bill clinton did at the beginning of the second term, welfare reform, a real turn toward the middle to get...
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and finally, a complicated man, a history of bill clinton. i was mentioned -- i was interviewed for the book, so i guess i'm reading it because i'm in the book. again, that was the first president i served under in congress was bill clinton, and
and finally, a complicated man, a history of bill clinton. i was mentioned -- i was interviewed for the book, so i guess i'm reading it because i'm in the book. again, that was the first president i served under in congress was bill clinton, and
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>> there's risk whenever you involve bill clinton for a couple of reasons. especially when the matters are economic. he's a capable articulator of economic theory and the way he approaches the policy of economics. that's one of the hallmarks of his two-term presidency. he may remind voters by his mere presence that the economy was stronger when bill clinton was president and more bipartisan cutting deals with spending, tax rate reductions and other things. president obama has not done those things. he's fought more aggressively with a republican congress than bill clinton did. even so, i'm confident that the obama campaign believes that bill clinton will be a net positive and he will lay down a predicate for all of the arguments that president obama will make for his reelection. they believe net-net bill clinton is a positive for them. >> with the are we better off question, i wanted to ask you about an article you wrote over the weekend. you talk about the confidence of the obama team, you say every campaign team believes they'll win. he has a visceral sens
>> there's risk whenever you involve bill clinton for a couple of reasons. especially when the matters are economic. he's a capable articulator of economic theory and the way he approaches the policy of economics. that's one of the hallmarks of his two-term presidency. he may remind voters by his mere presence that the economy was stronger when bill clinton was president and more bipartisan cutting deals with spending, tax rate reductions and other things. president obama has not done...
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that's bill clinton. bill clinton has passed into a different atmosphere, a different environment politically. he is above the pettiness and the fractiousness and the ugliness of contemporary politics. he now has a favorable ratings in the 60s acknowledged by republicans as well. i think he is a very, very forceful advocate. he think he can make a stronger case quite frankly for barack obama than barack obama can for himself. >> woodruff: really? i'm a little... i disagree. people like bill clinton, very popular even among republicans. they sort of wish he was still president in some sense. but he campaigned heavily in 2010 for democratic candidates. didn't notice a big bump. he campaigned heavily against scott walker in wisconsin. >> once. i withdraw the heavily. he did a lot more than barack obama did. >> that's right. he was there one saturday morning. >> if there is a big obama or a big clinton effect i think we have yet to see it. >> we disagree. oodruff: wow. ifill: early on in these conventions we'
that's bill clinton. bill clinton has passed into a different atmosphere, a different environment politically. he is above the pettiness and the fractiousness and the ugliness of contemporary politics. he now has a favorable ratings in the 60s acknowledged by republicans as well. i think he is a very, very forceful advocate. he think he can make a stronger case quite frankly for barack obama than barack obama can for himself. >> woodruff: really? i'm a little... i disagree. people like...
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number one, hurricane bill, bill clinton is staring in a new obama campaign tv ad, but he's made it clear in the past he doesn't take his talking points the obama campaign, he's even said so explicitly. clinton has a prime time speaking spot on wednesday night but charlotte will be full of chances for him to freelance on camera or speak a bit too candidly about obama. that's a potential land mine number one, according to politico. potential land mine number two, rebuilding you didn't build that. and it says here republicans built a whole night in tampa about rebutting obama's you didn't build that line, democrats are putting in prime time the woman for whom obama cribbed the line, that's not the only potential trouble from elizabeth warner, democratic candidate for ted kennedy's old senate seat and womho headed the creation of the consumer financial protection bureau, the harvard law professor is a political novice who will be making her debut on the national stage and even though she'll northbound charlotte to pump up the president her main focus will be her own election prospects, the o
number one, hurricane bill, bill clinton is staring in a new obama campaign tv ad, but he's made it clear in the past he doesn't take his talking points the obama campaign, he's even said so explicitly. clinton has a prime time speaking spot on wednesday night but charlotte will be full of chances for him to freelance on camera or speak a bit too candidly about obama. that's a potential land mine number one, according to politico. potential land mine number two, rebuilding you didn't build...
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if anybody can break through and make excitement that's bill clinton. he's even been quoted by republicans including mitt inmney as a kind of model, as ofe kind of president we should have. so clinton is here to energize the base, raise some money and also to prepare the way for president obama by making the presidor why president obama's policies can connect with people ca and the anxiety that they feel. >> glor: john dickerson, thank you. >> thousands tonight are still dealing with the aftermath of h ofc. and frustrations are rising gung the gulf coast. it first dropped heavy rains on ilorida, then spread to state as nong the mississippi and ohio rivers. ivery secretary of homeland security janet napolitano visited the hardest hit spot, manual bojorquez has more. as man, we're getting ready to get washed away here. >> reporter: this video shows isaac's wrath as a category one hurricane. water drowning neighborhoods in nesquemines parish. >> people don't realize how fast water rises, how fast it can dsrn into rapids around you. i was terrified for the
if anybody can break through and make excitement that's bill clinton. he's even been quoted by republicans including mitt inmney as a kind of model, as ofe kind of president we should have. so clinton is here to energize the base, raise some money and also to prepare the way for president obama by making the presidor why president obama's policies can connect with people ca and the anxiety that they feel. >> glor: john dickerson, thank you. >> thousands tonight are still dealing...
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you're writing about bill clinton this week. he's got this plum speaking gig on wednesday. what can he do for barack obama and why has obama waited so long to embrace him? >> reporter: well, what he can do is bill clinton is one of the only national politicians who actually has high approval ratings. out of office. his approval ratings have shot up sometimes go into the 60s. it's kind of a no brainer for the obama campaign to embrace clinton. for obama himself to nurture this relationship a little more than he had in his first couple of years and get bill clinton out there working to re-elect obama. he's got a spot that's very unusual. the night before is supposed to go to the vice president. they've elevated clinton to a level unheard of for an ex-president. george w. bush didn't go to that convention. you look at jimmy carter, he hasn't had much of a role. they have fully embracing him. >> on the embracing point, you mentioned through 2008 and 2009 obama rarely contacted clinton. a decision that the clinton circle attributes to obama's loner personality. is it really not
you're writing about bill clinton this week. he's got this plum speaking gig on wednesday. what can he do for barack obama and why has obama waited so long to embrace him? >> reporter: well, what he can do is bill clinton is one of the only national politicians who actually has high approval ratings. out of office. his approval ratings have shot up sometimes go into the 60s. it's kind of a no brainer for the obama campaign to embrace clinton. for obama himself to nurture this relationship...
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>> bill clinton is a two-term president. in fact, the only living two-term democratic president, so undoubtedly, you know, this campaign ought to take the former president's advice and i think where i agree with president clinton on this is simply that americans seem to care less about the idea of whether or not a candidate is inconsistent than to add sort of where they stand now. i think they run into a little bit of trouble though with framing mitt romney as sort of just far to the right wing. i think what they have to do is frame the whole party that way because romney really does have a record that is a flip-flop record. he governed as a relative moderate in massachusetts. >> indeed. now, karen, bill clinton hasn't always had the greatest relationship with the president, but have they patched things up enough so that the president can draw on mr. clinton as a resource and not sideline him say the way al gore did in 2000? >> absolutely. remember that when you're the president, the only person in the world that has an idea
>> bill clinton is a two-term president. in fact, the only living two-term democratic president, so undoubtedly, you know, this campaign ought to take the former president's advice and i think where i agree with president clinton on this is simply that americans seem to care less about the idea of whether or not a candidate is inconsistent than to add sort of where they stand now. i think they run into a little bit of trouble though with framing mitt romney as sort of just far to the...